Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Materials Management Officer
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Materials Management Officer
A self-motivated individual with a flexible approach and great customer service skills is required to undertake the role of Materials Management Officer in this busy NHS Hospital Trust, based at Bedford Hospital.
About the Role
Working within a small team & reporting to the Supply Chain Supervisor, you will be required to manage inventory by counting stock levels of medical consumables using an electronic data capture system, ordering products to maintain agreed levels, and re-stock these items at the point of use. You will be visiting multiple wards and departments on a rota basis over each week.
You will work closely with departmental budget holders and therefore in addition to being computer literate and physically fit, the post holder must be a good communicator with a high degree of customer focus.
Responsibilities
- Manage inventory by counting stock levels of medical consumables using an electronic data capture system.
- Order products to maintain agreed levels and re-stock these items at the point of use.
- Visit multiple wards and departments on a rota basis over each week.
- Work closely with departmental budget holders.
- Use electronic handsets to perform stock counts.
- Process orders using NHS ordering platforms.
- Put away delivered orders for each of your areas, ensuring good practice such as stock rotation and reporting of missing goods/discrepancies.
- Communicate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders using telephone, Microsoft Office, and face to face.
- Cover for colleagues in times of leave/sickness.
- Undertake regular reviews with departmental managers to ensure value for money and reduced wastage.
- Support departmental goals such as standardisation of products to achieve savings and efficiencies.
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About the Trust
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity, and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high-performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region, you will have access to a programme of high-quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
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Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values-based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Application Information
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when a sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering the first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Helen Cook
- Job Title: Supply Chain Manager
- Email Address: helen.cook@ldh.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 01582 497043
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